Shirt stud



SHIRT STUD Filed May s; 1923 Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

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Application inea nay 9,

To LZ2 whom t may concern:

Be it known that Il, PHILIP COHEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have' invented new and useful Improvements in Shirt Studs, of which the following iis a specification.

`This invention relates `to improvements in shirt studs. Y

One of its objects is to provide an inexpensive studofthis character which `is sirnple and compact in construction and which can he readil applied and removed.

Another object olf the invention isV to produce a stud which will retain the flapsof the shirt neatly together, and which is so constructed that its parts are not liable to work loose or become disconnected from one another. l

A still further object is to provide the stud with means for preventing its rotation when in position -in the shirt.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stud constructed in accordance with my invention. Figure 2 `is an enlarged side elevation ofthe same, showing `it applied to a shirt. Figure 3 yis a horizontal section on line 3 3, Fig. 2. Figure 4 `is an enlarged fragmentary detail sectional view, showingV the retaining screw in its operative position. Figure is a view, similar to Fig. 4, showing the retaining screw in its inoperative position.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. e

The body portion of the impro-ved stud 1s of `sulostnatially vU-shape consisting of inner and outer parallel arms 10 and A11, respec tively, preferably constructed of a single piece of flat material bent intermediate its ends, as shown at 12. 'Ihe outer arm 11 is comparatively short while the companion innerA arm 10 is relatively long, the latter extending `beyond the corresponding free end of the outer arm a distance app`roximately equal to or greater than the' total vlengthef such lastenamed arm. Projecting outwardly from the free end of 'the latter is a comparatively low neck or bearing portion 13 terminating in 'an `annular flange or stop-collar 14. This neck is provided with a transversely threadedlbore 15 for receiving a retaining screw 16 which is adjustable across the spac'eloetweien the stud-arms. As

1923. Serial No. 637,718.

shown clearly in Fig. 4, this Ascrew is only threaded Vat `itsinner end, preferably a distance equal vto the space between the arms 10,`11,^while vits reduced stem 17 passes freely through the threaded'bore of the bearing neck"and is provided -at its outer end` with an ornamental head or cap 18. The latter, `by preference, Vis somewhat larger "in diameter 'than the 'collar' 14, so as tocoriceal such part froinviewl when the stud is'inpositi'o'n in the shirt'. In the position of the parts shown Fig. 2, the inner flap v19 of the'shirt-frontoccupies the space between Vthe two arns 10,'.11'wit'h the inner end of `the retainingH screw engaging the corresponding button-hole .20, while the outer shirt flap 21 extends over the outer arm of the stud with the neck 13 engaging the buttonehorle 22 thereof.

The outerface of the inner arm is provided inline with thebore 15 ofthe outer arm with a recess or `depression 23 into which the innerl end of theretaining screw 16 `is adapted to extend" for relieving the same from lateraIStrain. Near its inner end'thi's screw -is pro-vided with a 'stop collar 24 for preventingy its `complete withdrawal 'through thethreaded-hore of the neck 13. vInpractice,`th`i`sstop collar projects laterally 'but a slight *distance beyond the threaded portion of the"screw,.so als not to interfere with the insertion and removal of the latter to and from thebutton-hole.

In the operative position of the parts shown particularly -in"Fi`gs. '2 and 4, the threaded inner-'end of 'the screw 16 is wholly disengaged Afrom 'the threaded-bore 15, the outermostthread of the screw constituting a shoulder which prevents thelatterfrom accidentally iunscrewing. For starting the screw :thread into the threadedbore of the neck 13, 4itis only necessary'to exert a slight outward pull on the retaining screw.

VToprevent the stud from turning in the button holes ofthe shirt, its neck is preferably provided with oppositely-eXtending` radial ribs 25, which, asshown in Fig. 3, are disposed at right `angles to the direction ofilength of the arms 10, 11, whereby said ribs Vare arranged lengthwise of the buttonhole.

To apply the stud, unscrew the retaining screw 16 to the position shown in Fig. Now insert the long inner arm 10 of the studthrough the `buttonhole 22 of the outer shirt-flap 21 until the" closed end 12 is reached, and then move the stud in the opposite direction, threading the short outer arm 11 through said' button-hole, so as to engage the neck of the stud therewith, the collar 14 preventing the latter from being forced completely through such button-hole. ln this position, the stud is supported by the outer shirt-flap with its inner arm facing toward and extending beyond the edge of the latter, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The inner shirt flap is now admitted into the space between these stud arms, the front end of the inner arm constituting a guide for this purpose and the closed end 12 of the stud forming a stop for properly positioning the button-hole 20 of said inner flap in line with the retaining screw 16. The latter is now screwed into engagement with the recess 21, the inner end of the screw entering the buttonhole 20 and serving to hold the inner shirt flap in place relative to the outer flap. To release the inner Hap, in taking ott' the shirt, simply unscrew the retaining screw and reverse the steps above described.

By constructing the stud as described, its application and removal to and from the shirt is effected with comparative ease, it being unnecessary to insert the hand between the shirt and the body of the wearer, thus avoiding wrinkling and soiling of the shirt during this operation. Furthermore, the construction and arrangement of the parts is such that they cannot become lost or disconnected from one another. It will be noted that the rear side of the inner stud arm 10 is free from objectionable projections that would be liable to tear the undergarments or press against the body of the wearer.

I claim as my invention:

1. A shirt-stud of the character described comprising a pair of spaced arms joined at one end and open at the other end, an outwardly projecting neck formed on the free end of one of said arms ,for engagement with a buttonehole of the outer flap of a shirt and terminating in a stop collar for the latter, and adjustable retainin means mounted on said neck and adapted for movement across the space between said arms for engagement with an alining buttonhole of the inner shirt-flap.

2. A shirtstud of the character described, comprising a pair of spaced arms joined at one end and open at the other end, an outwardly projecting bearing portion formed on the free end of one of said arms for engagement with a buttonhole of the outer iap of a shirt and terminating at its outer end in an integral stop collar for said liap, and a non-removable retaining screw mounted on said bearing-portion and adjustable across the space between said' arms for engagement with an alining buttonhole of the inner shirtelap.

3. A shirt-stud of the character described, comprising a pair of spaced arms of unequal length joined at one end, the longer arm being substantially twice as long as the shorter arm, an outwardly project-ing neck arranged at the free end of the short arm, 'and an adjustable retaining device mounted on said neck and adapted for movement across the space between said arms.

4. A shirt-stud of the character described, comprising inner and outer spaced arms joined at one end, an outwardly-projecting neck having a threaded bore arranged at the free end of said outer arm and provided with a stop collar at its outer end, the inner arm having an alining recess in the side thereof facing said threaded-bore, the opposite side of said last-named arm being free from surface projections, and a retaining screw engaging the bore of said neck andv adjustable across the space between said arms, the inner end of said screw being adapted to enter the recess in the inner arm.

5. A shirt-stud of the character described, comprising a pair of spaced arms joined at one end, an outwardly projecting neck arranged at the lfree end of one of saidarms and having a radially disposed ribv extending from its side for engagement with a buttonhole of a shirt, and a retaining device mounted on said neck and adjustable across the space between said arms.

6. A Shirt-stud of the character described, comprising inner and outer spaced arms of unequal length joined at one end, the longer inner arm being substantially twice as long as the outer shorter arm, an outwardly projecting yneck having a threaded bore arranged at the free end-of the outer arm vand provided with a stop collar at its outer end,` said neck also having radially disposed ribs arranged crosswise of the stud, the inner arm having an alining recess in the side thereof facing said threaded-bore, the opposite side of said last-named arm being free from projections, and a retaining screw engaging the bore of said neck and adjustable across the Space between said arms, the inner end of said screw being adapted to enter' the recess in the inner arm.

7. A shirt-stud of the character described, comprising a pair of spaced arms joined at one end for receiving a shirt-flap between them, an outwardly projecting neck terminating in a stop collar and having a threaded-bore arranged at the free end of one of said arms, and a retaining screw arranged in said bore and adjustable across the space between said arms into and out of engagementwith the button-hole of said shirt-Hap, the end of said screw having a stop for preventing the total withdrawal thereof through the threaded-bore.

bore, the length of the threaded portion of comprising a pair of spaced arms joined at said screw being substantially equal to the one end, an outwardly projecting neck havspace between said arms, said screw being 10 ing a threaded-bore arranged at the free Wholly out of engagement with the bore of end of one of said arms, and a retaining said neck When in its operative position.

screw having a threaded portion and a reduced stem passing freely through saidv PHILIP COHEN.

8. A shirt-stud of the character described, 

